Benjamin Woolley

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Benjamin Woolley is an author, media journalist and television presenter. [1]

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In 2018, he published The King's Assassin, [2] about the affair between James VI and I and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In its review, Kirkus reviews considered it a "perfect choice for readers who love English history, especially the Stuart period." [3] In 2024, it formed the basis for Mary & George , a British historical drama miniseries created by D. C. Moore starring Julianne Moore. [4]

Biography

Woolley studied Philosophy & Politics at Durham University, graduating in 1979. [5] Woolley currently teaches English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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TV programmes

Woolley presented Games Britannia , [8] a documentary on the painting An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump for BBC Four, [9] and an episode of The Late Show , Libraries and Civilization. [10] Together with Martyn Ives, David H. Levy, and David Taylor, Woolley won a 1998 News & Documentary Emmy Award in the "Individual Achievement in a Craft, Writer" category for the script of the documentary 3 Minutes to Impact produced by York Films for the Discovery Channel. [11]

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  2. "The King's Assassin | Benjamin Woolley | Macmillan". US Macmillan. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  3. "THE KIng's ASSASSIN | Kirkus Reviews".
  4. "Showatch". www.thefutoncritic.com.
  5. "St Cuthbert's Society : Famous Alumni". Durham University. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
  6. Wright, Ronald (2007). "Review: Savage Kingdom by Benjamin Woolley". The Liberal .
  7. Jardine, Lisa (30 March 2003). "Review: The Queen's Conjuror by Benjamin Woolley". The Guardian.
  8. "BBC Four Programmes - Games Britannia". BBC . Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  9. "The Century that Made us. Bird In The Air Pump". BBC. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  10. Libraries and Civilization Part 1 Youtube. Uploaded by bwoolley on Apr 26, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
  11. International Documentary Association (1998). International documentary: the newsletter of the International Documentary Association. Vol. 17. International Documentary Association. p. 59.; see also and .